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5 things to do in Belltown and Downtown Seattle this weekend, July 30-31

There’s a lot of stuff going on this weekend in Belltown and Downtown this weekend, here’s five things to do:

Saturday, July 30th

All-City Beach BBQ hosted by Mars Hill Church. At Myrtle Edwards from 1-5pm. This will be a family-friendly outdoor celebration filled with entertainment, BBQ, photo booths, face painting, a fun house, and beach baptisms. Hip-Hop performances by Massive Monkees, who were just featured on season 4 of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew. Willie Will and Ghost Ship will also be performing. Free validated parking will be available at the Art Institute Parking Garage. See more info here.

Free Salsa Lessons/Dancing at Occidental Park. This event is part of Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Dancing til Dusk promotion I wrote about earlier in the week. Enjoy free salsa lessons from 4-5pm, then show off your new moves from 5-7pm. See more info here.

Seafair Torchlight Parade. The parade will be going down 4th Ave in Belltown and Downtown Seattle starting at 7:30pm. There’s going to be a lot of street closures due to the parade and Seafair Torchlight Run. See more info here.

Sunday, July 31st

Free class on composting for urban dwellers. This event is hosted by Seattle Tilth at Belltown Cottage Park, 2512 Elliott Ave, from 10am to noon. This class is for apartment and condo dwellers that have limited space, but want to recycle their food scraps into rich compost. Great for beginning and experienced gardeners. See more info here.

Free cooking demonstrations at Pike Place Market. Dave Saunders of Ray’s Boathouse and Philippe Thomelin of Olivar will show how to cook a recipe with locally grown produce. Saunders will be at noon and Thomelin will be at 2pm. See more info here.

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